With next month’s Olympics approaching fast, it’s about to get Abby Crazy again. As I began to do prep work I came across a really creative, funny and polished video done by Liza Ellis, Caroline Hagerty and Alicia Dodrill, three girls from the Washington, D.C. area. It was posted 11 months ago and has been viewed 29,768 times, so I’m late to the party, but I think it really shows the impact Wambach and the United States’ amazing run to last summer’s World Cup final had on Americans. Of course, now everybody knows who Abby is – not just big-time fans like this trio teaching somehow how to Wambach … ah yes, Abby’s amazing noggin. She really has always had an uncanny ability to head the ball, even since her early teens. This video won the U.S. Soccer Federation’s 2011 award for “Best Fan Tribute Video.” Sidenote: After I tweeted about this Wednesday, it was shown on a local TV station’s morning show today (Thursday). Coincidence? Can I get any freelance producer compensation for that?

Jeff DiVeronica has covered professional soccer and the Rhinos for the Democrat and Chronicle since the team's inception in 1996. "Devo's Direct Kicks" takes aim mostly at Rochester soccer, but will also highlight the USL, MLS and U.S. national team play. Devo, his nickname since college at St. John Fisher, also hosts two weekly radio shows each Saturday on WHTK-AM/FM (1280/107.3 or www.whtk.com). "Kick This!" (11 a.m.) features soccer talk, while the Canandaigua National Bank High School Sports Show (noon) covers Section V sports. E-mail Jeff at jdiveron@DemocratandChronicle.com.
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